At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.[1]
| Weightlifting at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall |
| Dates | 14–25 August 2004 |
| No. of events | 15 |
| Competitors | 249 from 79 nations |
Medalists
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Women
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 |  Turkey (TUR) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Thailand (THA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Participating nations
editA total of 249 weightlifters from 79 nations competed at the Athens Games:
Albania (2)
Algeria (2)
American Samoa (1)
Argentina (2)
Armenia (4)
Aruba (1)
Australia (2)
Austria (1)
Azerbaijan (5)
Belarus (8)
Bulgaria (9)
Cameroon (2)
Canada (2)
China (10)
Chinese Taipei (8)
Colombia (9)
Comoros (1)
Cook Islands (1)
Croatia (1)
Cuba (2)
Czech Republic (1)
Dominican Republic (1)
Ecuador (2)
Egypt (5)
El Salvador (1)
Federated States of Micronesia (1)
Fiji (1)
France (5)
Georgia (2)
Germany (4)
Great Britain (2)
Greece (10)
Guatemala (1)
Guyana (1)
Hungary (7)
India (3)
Indonesia (6)
Iran (6)
Iraq (1)
Japan (4)
Kazakhstan (3)
Kiribati (1)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Latvia (1)
Libya (2)
Lithuania (1)
Malaysia (1)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (1)
Moldova (3)
Mongolia (1)
Morocco (1)
Myanmar (1)
Nauru (3)
Nigeria (2)
North Korea (4)
Norway (1)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Peru (1)
Poland (7)
Qatar (2)
Romania (7)
Russia (9)
Samoa (1)
Saudi Arabia (4)
Seychelles (1)
Slovakia (3)
South Korea (7)
Spain (2)
Thailand (5)
Tunisia (2)
Turkey (9)
Turkmenistan (1)
Uganda (1)
Ukraine (9)
United States (5)
Uzbekistan (3)
Venezuela (3)
Vietnam (1)
Doping
editA total of twelve weightlifters were disqualified for doping, amongst them Greek star Leonidas Sabanis, who had won two silver medals in previous Olympics and who had originally been awarded the bronze medal in the Men's 62 kg division.[2][3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Weightlifting at the 2004 Athens Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Report: Greece's Sampanis Tests Positive for Drugs". The Washington Post. 21 August 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Greek weightlifter stripped of bronze". The Guardian. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Greek despair at failed drugs test". CNN.com. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Sampanis stripped of bronze". BBC Sport. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 23 April 2018.